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feeding much; 28th, a few off Chadwick's piiT in OulkL liay; 2i)th, 

 a number of large flocks off Murray's; 301h a good many (locks 

 noted ; a good deal of shooting even before sunrise and after sun- 

 set. October 1, a few seen in morning off Murray's, also in Out- 

 let Bay, where there was some shooting; one seen in Lost Lake, 

 busy feeding; 2d, a good many, especially in Outlet Bay and off 

 Murray's, some shooting; od, some in Outlet Bay and some shoot- 

 ing early in morning; 4th, some off Murray's and in Outlet Bay, 

 two men got 17 ; 5th, thousands present, most abundant off Arling- 

 ton, quite tame; 6th, abundant; 7th, many, especially ofl' Murray's; 

 8th, many near shore, feeding; one hunter got 3; one dead near 

 ice-houses ; busy feeding off Merchants' pier at a Vallisneria patch ; 

 9th, a good many on lake, busy diving and feeding; they are more 

 frightened by passing train than by hunters ; 10th, abundant, 

 rather near shore; good deal shooting; one hunter got 10; 11th, 

 much shooting, one hunter had 10 ; saw wounded one on Lost Lake ; 

 12th, much shooting ; coots pretty well scattered but feeding, keep- 

 ing near shore; a few in north end of Lost Lake; 13th, many but 

 well scattered, a few shot; 14th, much shooting; some in Lost 

 Lake; 15th, many feeding very near shore, a few ducks among 

 them ; much shooting at south part of lake, hunters got over 125 ; 

 16th, abundant, much scattered, much shooting; several dead ones 

 found; 17th, many, scattered; 18th and 19th, a good many, con- 

 siderable shooting; 21st, many, much shooting; 22d, well scattered, 

 some near shore in Outlet Bay and off Long Point; one man got 

 3; 27th and 28th, abundant in Outlet Bay; 31st, abundant and 

 wild, 2 men got 5. November 1, abundant, one man got 2; 1th, 

 common near Chadwick's pier; 5th and 6th, good many near shore. 



1908. — September 6, first ones arrived last night; 3 seen on 

 Lost Lake, quite tame; in afternoon saw some off Long Point. 



1909. — April 23, Mr. Chadwick reported the coots have been 

 rather plentiful this spring, 



1913. — September 13, first noted; two seen in morning in Out- 

 let Bay and 40 later in the day; 14th, several, perhaps 50, in Out- 

 let Bay and near Norris Inlet; 15th and 17th, noted; 21st. many, 

 four big flocks; 23d, a large flock below Green's pier, diving and 

 feeding; 24th, in big flocks; 25th, large flocks in a long i-ow below 

 Arlington; 26th, in large flocks, some shooting; 27th. probably 

 many on lake, but only a few near Long Point; 28th and 29th, 

 many off Long Point and elsewhere along west side; 30th, noted. 

 October 1 to 3, common ; 4th, many ; gunners after them by 6 a. m. : 

 5th, a fair flock noted; 6th, many and much shooting; Sth to 12th, 

 noted; 13th, good deal shooting, some hunters got 12; 14th, a few 



